I crossed the wild desert
where water is scarce
to start a new life
in the U.S. of A
I paid a man to take me
over the border
I prayed to the Lord
to show me the way
I had family waiting
my brother, his wife, and his kids
but I never got to them
I wish that I did
my body is failing
the water is gone
I see the vultures
they fly overhead
waiting their turn
to pick at my carcass
it's just a matter of time
until I am dead
I had family waiting
in the land of the free
how could I have known
it wasn't meant for me
my brother is waiting
he's at the front door
sure as the ground
he's walking upon
he doesn't know
the end of my journey
he doesn't know
that I am gone
I had family waiting
in Houston today
maybe they'll discover
that I've gone away
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